The Kingston Parks, Trails and Open Space Committee is continuing to ask for community suggestions and support with the “Help Name Kingston’s Creeks” project. Community support for the creek-naming project has been positive with lots of suggestions and historical information offered so far.

KPTOS is aiming to have a vote on name suggestions at the Kingston Fourth of July celebration and then finalize and submit the application in September for consideration by the Washington State Board on Geographic Names.

Several creek-side property owners who inquired about the project have expressed interest in stream improvement mini-grants available through the Kitsap County Stream Team.

To submit a proposed creek name, pick up a form at the Kingston Community Center, fill it out and leave it in the drop box there. Suggestions may also be mailed to Kingston Parks, Trails and Open Space Committee c/o P.O. Box 1328, Kingston, WA 98346.

More history of the land and property owners surrounding the creeks has surfaced and will be published in the June issue of Kingston Community News.

Kingston Creek names / reasons suggested so far:

Creek #1

Newellhurst Creek (the Newellhurst Farm was a Kingston landmark)

Sawmill Creek (timber industry heritage – there was a sawmill nearby)

Steamboat Creek (Mosquito Fleet heritage)

Ferry Creek (Mosquito Fleet heritage)

Mosquito Fleet Creek (Mosquito Fleet heritage)

Creek #2

Osier Creek (members of the Osier family was early residents of Kingston)

Smuggler’s Creek (Kingston history)

Strawberry Creek (there is already a Strawberry Creek in Silverdale)

Killdeer Creek (for the Killdeer birds seen there)

Ferondell Creek

Creek #3

Apple Tree Cove Creek (reinforces the identity of Apple Tree Cove)

Kayahoga Creek (a Mohawk American Indian name)

Kingfisher Creek (for the Kingfisher birds seen there)

Tsatspi diyau (Northwest Indian name for the area which means ‘a small creek with shining sands’)

Kamikawa Creek (members of the Kamikawa family were early residents of Kingston)

Creek #4

Artist Creek (for the inspiration the area gives to artists)

Halcyon Creek (because it is a peaceful place)

Loon Creek (for the Loons seen there)

Oil Well Creek (one of the Arness family once drilled an oil well nearby)

Linnea Creek

S’Klallam Creek (for the S’Klallam nation heritage)

Creek #5

Fukuzawa Creek (members of the Fukuzawa family were Kingston pioneers and strawberry farmers)

Elementary Creek (for the elementary school nearby)

Trillium Creek (because of the flower and the creek’s three branches)

Shorty Campbell Creek (Shorty Campbell was a Kingston resident; Shorty Campbell

Road crosses the creek)

Creek #6

Kingston Creek (it runs through downtown Kingston)

Kingston – Not Jamiaca (Because of the name similarity)

Village Green Creek (it runs through the Village Green)

Crow Creek (for the Crows seen there)

Qw3iyaq3olb (Northwest Indian area name for Kingston meaning ‘twisting a writhe to make it flexible’)

Tusen Tak (Norwegian phrase meaning ‘thousands of thanks’)

Apple Tree Creek (for the apple trees and Apple Tree Cove)

Creek #7

Ave. of the Giants Creek (for the large trees in the ravine)

Water Works Creek (Kingston’s original water supply source)

Where Eagles Soar Creek (for the birds seen there)

Baker Creek (in memory of Bert Baker who lived nearby)

Sisxql (Northwest Indian name for the area meaning ‘a whisper’)

King Creek

Quiet Place Creek (for the neighboring Quiet Place Park)